SingLet: A Phonetically Optimized Reinvention of Letter-Name Solmization

The paper presents SingLet as a systematic way to keep chromatic note labels short, clear, and singable.

Publication status

To be published soon through ISME.

Main Author: Fuping Zhu. Co-Author: John Mo.

Key design goals include one-to-one pitch-syllable mapping, monogesture articulation, stable starting sounds, and systematic ending-sound patterns for accidentals.

Key Ideas From The Paper

One-to-one mapping between pitch spellings and singable labels

Monogesture articulation rather than multi-word accidental naming

Stable starting sounds that preserve note-letter recognition

Systematic ending-sound changes to mark accidental direction and depth

Potential use in fixed-pitch pedagogy and absolute-pitch-oriented curriculum design